slothrop @lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoScientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Bodywww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down12cross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkScientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Bodywww.smithsonianmag.comslothrop @lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square32linkfedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
minus-squareShortstack@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI can’t imagine an ancient yeast would taste much different than sourdough made from modern wheat, especially if you use the same grain the iceman had available back in his time like einkorn. You’d still end up with tangy sourdough
minus-squareBane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe point is obviously getting as close as possible to cannibalism, without actually being cannibalism.
I can’t imagine an ancient yeast would taste much different than sourdough made from modern wheat, especially if you use the same grain the iceman had available back in his time like einkorn. You’d still end up with tangy sourdough
The point is obviously getting as close as possible to cannibalism, without actually being cannibalism.